The Sufficiency of 'Umrah in Ramadan in Place of the Hajj of Islam
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Question:
Shaykh, I am a Yemeni resident in the Kingdom, and my father, my mother, and my aunt intend to perform Hajj, but the one responsible for their Hajj is in Yemen. So, if he performs 'Umrah for them in Ramadan, does it suffice for the Hajj of Islam?
Answer:
No, 'Umrah does not suffice; it does not suffice in place of the Hajj of Islam. The Hajj remains obligatory if they are able to perform it, they must perform it, and if they are not able, then nothing is required of them, as Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] Yes. Thank you, O 'Awdah.
Shaykh, I am a Yemeni resident in the Kingdom, and my father, my mother, and my aunt intend to perform Hajj, but the one responsible for their Hajj is in Yemen. So, if he performs 'Umrah for them in Ramadan, does it suffice for the Hajj of Islam?
Answer:
No, 'Umrah does not suffice; it does not suffice in place of the Hajj of Islam. The Hajj remains obligatory if they are able to perform it, they must perform it, and if they are not able, then nothing is required of them, as Allah the Exalted said:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (103) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-10-24] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (43:48)
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